Taxon

Cornus alternifolia

 
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Cornus alternifolia - pagoda dogwood, alternate-leaf dogwood
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: pagoda dogwood, alternate-leaf dogwood
Family: Cornaceae (dogwood family)
Synonym: Swida alternifolia
Distribution: e. North America
Habitat: Deciduous hardwood forests, usually mesic or dry-mesic, loamy soils, rocky slopes; 10–2000 m
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 3
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A deciduous multiple branched shrub or small tree (with some pruning) growing slowly to 15-20' tall and 20-25' wide. Flowers are produced in late May to early June in yellowish white, flat cymes, about 21/2" in diameter. Fruit in August is quickly eaten by birds. Naturalize in landscapes, shrub borders or mass plantings.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: AZA: AZ16 (AZ16) • Accession: D1961-0044.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: DWD: AJ04 (AJ04) • Accession: D1985-0583.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: DWD: AJ04 (AJ04) • Accession: D1985-0583.004 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 4: DWD: AJ04 (AJ04) • Accession: D1985-0583.005 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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